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    Florida and CLT Are Building an Alternative to AP Courses

    Education reformers now need to ensure these new programs can compete with the College Board on equal footing.

    The College Board’s 2023 AP United States History Course and Exam Description says vaguely that students should know about the influence of “the ideals set forth in the Declaration of…

  • WATCH: Jim Condon Fights Back Against Cancellation—and Wins

    WATCH: Jim Condon Fights Back Against Cancellation—and Wins

    But the scientific establishment shows little sign of genuine reform.

    James J. Condon, who goes by Jim, is the former Emeritus Astronomer at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO). “Former” because on November 1, 2022, he was unceremoniously ousted from…

  • Turnitin, but for the AI Era

    Turnitin, but for the AI Era

    The internet plagiarism crisis was curbed with technology. AI cheating may require a far more aggressive technological solution.

    For the past couple of weeks, as students have submitted their final papers and faculty have immersed themselves in grading, academics on social media have been focused almost exclusively on…

  • WATCH: How China Stole America’s Secrets

    WATCH: How China Stole America’s Secrets

    Former Defense Intelligence Agency director David Shedd explains the CCP’s long campaign through universities, research labs, and industry.

    In this episode of Café Berlin, Ian Oxnevad and I are joined by David Shedd, former Acting Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, and co-author (with Andrew Badger) of The…

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  • Turnitin, but for the AI Era

    Turnitin, but for the AI Era

    The internet plagiarism crisis was curbed with technology. AI cheating may require a far more aggressive technological solution.
  • Mia’s University

    Mia’s University

    An experiment testing whether AI can build a virtual university.
  • Let Faculty Lead on AI

    Let Faculty Lead on AI

    Colleges need flexible policies that teach students to use AI without sacrificing core intellectual skills.
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    What ChatGPT Is Doing to Student Writing

    Today’s students can write a perfect sentence that says absolutely nothing.

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  • The Return of the Religious Male

    The Return of the Religious Male

    Campus hostility toward men is fueling a revival in their return to church.
  • Correcting the Course?

    Correcting the Course?

    Yale’s internal report acknowledges rising costs, opaque admissions, and ideological bias as drivers of public distrust.
  • A Rally on Campus

    A Rally on Campus

    Pickleball is serving up something good on campus—but let’s not get carried away.
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    Catholic Converts and the Limits of the Trend

    The rise in Catholic conversions reflects real intellectual appeal, but it remains a small phenomenon within a broader secularizing culture that calls for pluralistic religious education.

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